Inflatable figure toy



Dec. 7 1926 1,610,155

R. E. RILEY ET A].

INFLATABLEVFIGURE TOY Filed March 9, 1926 Patented Dec. 7, 1 926.

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Application fi led March sier'i all 9%,41iii our present in'ventibn relates 1 to inflatable toys.

lhe principal object of our invention is I the provision of an inflatable toy made preferably from sheets of unvulcanized rubber and later vulcanized,which will have four legs simulating a quadruped, these legs to be in their natural position. Obviously the invention is not limited to the production of qua'drupeds, as bipeds may likewise be pro-" duced. I V

I In such toys it has long been a problem as to what method of manufacture to follow so that the legs will occupy their normal and natural position and at the same time not involve a complicated and expen' sive method, or intricate and costly machiny- To this end our invention comprises generally superimposing upon each other, two sheets of unvulcanized rubber or other suit:

able material, cutting these sheets to the shape desired either before or after superimposing. them, seaming the edges so as to form a then they are cemented or otherwise secured 7 to hold' the two bodies in this position. 7

7 other place through which the toy may be l A tail, if the object'simulated has a tail, may be provided in one of the bodies to increase the realism of the imitation, A valve may then be placed in a limb, tail, or at any inflated or deflated, as desired.

It will be noted in the specific embodiment of this invention that the headportion forms a part or an extension of the symmetrical figure including both bodies, that is, it rises and extends from approximately the sym: metrical center of the two body portions.

Such being the case. when the cut out figure" is folded so that the bodiesare superimposed, the neck'of the head rises from each of the superimposed bodiesand .the plane of the sheet of material forming the'head is substantially at right angles to the plane of the body. V

The invention consists further in the novel construction, combination and arrange line 22 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a detail of the valve structure.

mater parts remnants described and shown in the drawings.

In these drawings s V V Figure 1 is a view of the completed de' vice;

Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation along the Fig. 3 is a view of the device of Fig. 1 before folding. i

Fig. 4 is a sectional view along the line 4-4 of Fig. 3. I

Referring to the embodiment shown, the numeral 1 indicates a sheet of materialsuch as unvulcanized rubber, and 2 a second sheet of the same material superposed thereon. From these sheets there is then cut a figure simulating the animal to be imitated, such as by the use of a blunt knife or die, as is well known in this art. Such cutting or dieing serves to seal the edges of the sheets so that upon vulcanization, this seam be comes permanent.

comprises two substantially symmetrical bodies 3 and 4;, each having its own limbs 5 and 6, and ahead 7 rising from a pointat 39 approximately the symmetrical center of the joint bodies 3 and 4. The sheet 2 may be ornamented in anydesired manner depending'upon theobject imitated. In the form illustrated, it will be seen that the face of 35 'theanimal is substantially in a plane at right angles to the plane of its body. A tail 8 forms an extension of one of the I bodies 4 to more nearly simulate the animal desired. V In order to complete the animal toy, one body 3 is now folded upon the other body 4: so that the outlines thereof and the corresponding limbs substantially coincide. Any desired material or substance, such as cement, may be utilized to secure the two bodies in such superimposed position, the limbs remaining unattached to each other.

A valve such as may comprise a cylindrical member 9 held in one offthe limbs 5 as I i by a rubber band, is provided and closed by a plug 10 which may be removed when it is desired to inflate ordeflate the toy.

, It will be seen that upon inflation of the toy, the'two bodies appear as one, but four 305 distinct limbs are provided which eflectively simulate a quadruped in the form illustrated, the head of the animal rising from the proper place on the composite body.

Reference is here made to our copending application #93,.i26, filed'March 9, 1926.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim is r 1. An inflatable toy comprising a single inflatable compartment and including a head, two bodies and two sets of limbs, the two bodies superimposed upon each other, and their meeting sides secured together to form the body of the toy, the plane of the face being substantially at right angles to the plane of the body.

2. An inflatable toy comprising a single inflatable compartment and including a head, two bodies and two sets of limbs,the

two bodies being superimposed and their meeting sides secured together, the head rising commonly from both bodies.

In testimony whereof, we aiflx our signatures.

RALPH E. RILEY. ROY B. WEIMER. 

